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I thought we needed a thread to discuss the various stories we find in the
Media. Tv and newspapers, mainly. Please be careful not to violate copyright laws or commit plagerism. Simply refer to (X) story, about (Subject) and what you thought about it. Always State your source! Your post should be more about your opinion on a story then the story itself. I'll Start with an example.

In todays Metro section of the Tampa tribune, I read an article about Motercycle insurance. It said that only 4 States do not have laws requiring motercycle owners to have insurance. I am very grateful to be living in one of them, Florida. Unfortunantly, the impression I got from reading the article was that there would soon be an attempt to change that. I will fight it, of course, and I hope my fellow Libertarians do as well. I hope we keep another set of oppressive Mandatory insurance laws from being passed.

I believe most states automotive insurance laws (and I would assume this would extend to motorcycles, but I could be wrong) require you to buy insurance that pays for monetary harm a driver would cause others, not harm you cause to yourself.

This could argueably fall under the just government mandate of protecting property.

Well, I think he is entitled to his opinion, but because he is part of England's monarchy, he is also responable to answer to the media. I don't think legal action should be brought against him, but I do support the media's right to tear him apart. That falls under Freedom of Press.

Hmmm... maybe he learned some magic trick to pull extra soldiers and equipment out of his a**. I don't see how he can do it unless he forces a draft. If he does that, I'm screwed. Not only would I be in a war, but I would be in a war without a weapon simply because the government can't afford to provide suitable protected for out troops.

if you look, the swastika is parralel to the band...it's at an angle on uniforms. that was a very cheap halloween costume. not that it matters what he wears, but he's not a racist, he just has a bad sence of humor. been there, done that. I almost got suspended for calling a jewish kid a 'kite'

Well, it seems we may have ONE thing to thank President Bush for. He is currently advocating a rehash of OUR Social Security plan. Naturally, he corrupted it somewhat, as I read on the LP's website., but even so, we may get something done. (Even if the Fuhuer of Freedom and the Democracy Nazis take all the credit for it ) domokun

i knew nothing about this until you mentioned it...but i read a small article and i think it should ultimately be up to the family to decide what should happen to her. although this is a different case because they don't all agree. if it were me i would want to explore more possibilities and let her stay alive....

My problem with it is that it just shows the dictoral aspects of the majority squashing minority rights. That and complete ignorance of the law.

A. Schivo has no direct effect on them, and her life or death does not cause any substantial direct or indirect harm. It is also not infringing upon any of their rights. Thus, they have no right to interfere with the rights of her and her husband.

B. By the law, since no living will exists, her husband has the right to decide her fate.

C. The fact that her parents want to keep her alive is a matter between them and her husband, not between the Congress of the United States and their constituants.

This combined with Congress' attack on baseball make me really wonder if they're trying out Statism to see if they like it or not.

As for Iraq, it's a missaplied us of force. Politics and fighting a war should not combine. Once we get into a war, politics needs to stay out of it. That and the media. That's what screwed us in Vietnam and that's what is screwing us now. What we really need to do is woop the s**t out of the people causing the problem. Not just go in there and p***y-foot around. Treat the entire middle-east like the warzone it is and just lay down wanton destruction on terrorist institutions. Especially considering we can have GPS guided carpet bombing. We shouldn't be waiting for insurgents to come to us. We should be going door to door kicking their a** at every chance. Pretty much, once we go to war these days we have too many restrictions that we can't get things done.

It's still sad, considering all the techonology and ability that the Western powers have, that they simply refuse to flex their muscle and prove that they aren't going to put up with this sort of s**t from other countries. You either play nice, or you get your a** wooped.

Then again, we wouldn't be in this mess right now if it wasn't for our genius allies of Britian and France screwing over the middle east after WWII.